So there is no fixed volume for an Olympic-sized volume, though if you have to quote a number 2.5 million liters seems reasonable. Based on that number Fontevecchia is correct that it would take about 3.27 Olympic-sized swimming pools to hold all of the world’s gold reserves, based on 2007 reserves of 157,000 metric tons.

By the way, at today's spot gold price, the total global gold holdings would be worth about $8,289,600,000,000.00. That's eight trillion, 289 billion, 600 million dollars. It's actually a bit more than I expected, but I hadn't actually worked it out since gold prices skyrocketed over the past several years.

Do I treat Glocks like I treat my lawn mowers? No, I treat them worse. I treat my defensive weapons like my fire extinguishers and smoke detector - annual maintenance and I expect them to work when needed